Camano Island
Camano Island (pron.: /kəˈmeɪnoʊ/) is a large island in the Possession Sound portion of Puget Sound, in Washington state, between Whidbey Island and the mainland. The body of water separating Whidbey Island and Camano Island is called Saratoga Passage.
Understand
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Camano Island is named for the Spanish explorer Jacinto Caamaño. Charles Wilkes, during the Wilkes Expedition of 1838-1842, named it MacDonough Island in honor of Thomas MacDonough for his victory of the Battle of Lake Champlain during the War of 1812. Following this theme, Wilkes named the body of water between Camano and Whidbey Island after MacDonough's flagship the Saratoga. When Henry Kellett reorganized the official British Admiralty charts in 1847, he removed Wilkes' name MacDonough and bestowed the name Camano, which the Spanish had originally given to Admiralty Inlet in 1790. Wilkes' name Saratoga Passage was retained.
Get in
[edit]By car
[edit] The island is reached via State Route 532 (SR-532) over the Camano Gateway Bridge in the northeast of the island, near the city of Stanwood.
From Interstate 5 (I-5): Take SR-532 from I-5 at exit 212, north of Arlington and south of Mount Vernon.
By bus
[edit]- Community Transit, ☏ +1 425-353-7433, toll-free: +1-800-562-1375. Operates local and regional public transit bus routes in Snohomish County, except only local routes in Everett. Communities within the county served by this operator's routes include Arlington, Edmonds, Everett, Lynnwood, Marysville, Mill Creek, Monroe, Mountlake Terrace, Mukilteo, Snohomish, and Stanwood.
- Route 240 Stanwood to/from Smokey Point Transit Center north of Marysville. Transfer to routes 201 or 202 in Smokey to continue towards Lynnwood via Everett and Silver Firs/Ash Way P&R.
- Route 905 Stanwood to Lynnwood via SR-532 and I-5. Transfer to Sound Transit's Link Light Rail 1 Line train to get into Seattle from Lynnwood.
- Island Transit Route 412 provides a direct route to Everett Station while Route 411C goes up to Mount Vernon from Terry's Corner on Camano Island.
- Transfer to Island Transit routes 3, 411C or 412 to get into Camano Island by bus (to Terry's Corner) from Stanwood. See 'Get around' in the below.
- BellAir Airporter, (bus stop) Stanwood Chevron at 26625 Old Hwy 99 N, Stanwood (West of I-5, Exit #212), ☏ +1-866-235-5247. Goes up to Marysville, Stanwood, Burlington/Mt Vernon, Bellingham & Blaine from Seattle and Seattle-Tacoma International Airport on one route and west from Burlington to La Conner & the San Juan Ferry Terminal on another. The Stanwood Chevron station is not a regular stop. Therefore, advanced reservations are required for pick-up.
Get around
[edit]- 1 Island Transit, ☏ +1 360-678-7771. Scheduled bus services on Whidbey Island and Camano Island. Service on Whidbey Island includes to Clinton, Coupeville, Freeland, Greenbank, Langley, Oak Harbor with off island connections to Anacortes. Service on Camano Island includes off island connections to Everett (412), Stanwood (3, 411C, 412); and Mount Vernon (411C) from Terry's Corner Park & Ride (location of marker). The following serve as local routes within Camano Island: Free.
- Route 1 West Camano Island. Fixed route service along North Camano Dr, Mountain View Rd and West Camano Dr along the western shore.
- Route 2 East Camano Island. Fixed route service along North Camano Dr to Shuksan. On demand service south of Shuksan Dr in the South Loop, southern tip of Camano Island.
- Route 3 More frequent local route between Terry's Corner and Stanwood along State Route (SR) 532.
See
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- 1 Camano Island State Park, 2269 S Lowell Point Rd, ☏ +1 360 387-3031, [email protected]. Forested trails, rocky shoreline and sweeping views of Puget Sound, the Olympic Mountains and Mount Rainier. Discover Pass (Annual $30, One-day $10).
Do
[edit]Events
[edit]- Stanwood Camano Snow Goose & Birding Festival. Feb.
- Camano Island Mother's Day Art Studio Tour. May.
- Art by the Bay, The Stanwood-Camano Festival of Art and Music. July.
- Stanwood-Camano Community Fair. August.
- Harvest Festival (Harvest Jubilee). Sep.
- Stanwood-Camano Chili & Chowder Cookoff. Nov.
Buy
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[edit]Sleep
[edit]- 1 Camano Island State Park Campground, 2269 S Lowell Point Rd. 77 standard, reservable campsites, with restrooms and showers. Different campsites have different prices; campsites with a really good view of the water are more expensive.